-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is giving people whiplash . In the last month , he has shifted , flip-flopped and pandered so strikingly on a range of positions and statements that it makes you wonder whether he has suddenly developed a deep disregard for his own convictions , or never had any to begin with .

At the Urban League 's National Convention in Cincinnati in July , Paul expressed support for the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act and talked about the necessity of protecting the rights of minorities . Kudos to him for even showing up , not a usual move for Republicans . But we must hold him accountable for his past statements that private businesses had the right to deny service to anyone they wanted , something the Civil Rights Act specifically forbids .

Last year when the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act , Paul seemed to suggest it was n't necessary , since we had an `` African-American president . ''

Just a few days ago , in a flip-flop worthy of the International House of Pancakes , a straight faced Paul denied ever saying the United States should stop sending any military aid to Israel . Does he really think that little of American voters ?

Let 's refresh the senator 's memory . In 2011 , Paul put forth a budget proposal that would have cut $ 500 billion from the federal budget and would have ended all foreign aid , including to Israel .

He has since engaged in pretzel-like messaging maneuvers trying to rewrite history to fit reality -- one where a Republican candidate perceived as even the slightest bit anti-Israel can kiss any chance of the Republican presidential nomination good-bye . It gets better . Or at least more cringe-worthy .

Paul has repeatedly said he is a huge proponent of immigration reform and understands how wrong his party has been on this issue . Frankly , this is one instance on which I have given Paul props for being on the right side of history , the American people and the long-term viability of his party with at least a glimmer of hope and an opening to start a conversation with Latino voters .

That hope fizzled recently when first , Paul decided to go campaign for Rep. Steve King of Iowa , the most anti-immigrant/anti-immigration reform member of Congress . Then , in a grand gesture , a profile in courage , Paul could not have fled faster as Erika Andiola , an undocumented `` Dreamer '' confronted King at an event , with Paul sitting right next to him .

According to his staff , Paul left so abruptly because he was late for a media interview . Maybe . Or maybe , he did n't have the guts to reconcile his hypocritical pro-immigration reform statements with his support of someone like King .

At least King , who stayed and spoke with the young woman , had the courage of his convictions , twisted as they are .

Maybe there is something in the water in Iowa . Or something in the voters . Oh , yes , they get to decide presidential nominees . That must explain why Paul , in another rewrite of his record , said he did n't think anyone there wanted to ban birth control .

This is a tad bit different from reality . Paul 's staff should remind him we can all do Internet searches for what our elected officials have said and done in the past .

In 2013 , Paul introduced the personhood amendment that would not only have banned abortions but also would have in effect banned many forms of birth control , including some forms of the pill . Paul also supported the Blunt Amendment , which would have given employers an excuse to deny contraceptive health care coverage based on their conscience . When this was defeated in the Senate and the issue made its way to the Supreme Court in the form of the Hobby Lobby case , Paul praised the decision that lets employers deny such coverage on religious grounds .

Every one of these flips underscores how the GOP has flopped in gaining traction with key demographics it will need to be competitive in a 2016 general election . This last one underscores how nervous Republicans are that even in the midterms , the ever-growing gender gap might be big enough to deny the `` Republican wave '' the party is dreaming about -- and that would include taking over the Senate .

As a strategist , I understand Paul 's -LRB- and his party 's -RRB- frustration and the need to try to bamboozle the public into thinking he supports something he has denied in the past , and sometimes vice versa . It 's very confusing .

But as a woman and a Latina , a member of two key constituencies where Republicans desperately need to gain support if they are ever to see the inside of the Oval Office , I am offended . I can read . I can do research . This is not George Orwell 's `` 1984 . '' Paul does not get to rewrite history and pretend he is not doing so .

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Maria Cardona : Rand Paul has been shifting positions so often , it could give you whiplash

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She says he 's talking now about minorities ' rights , but previous statements will haunt him

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She says he denies saying U.S. should stop aid to Israel . But he did . Voters can use Internet

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His moves on reproductive rights , immigration will alienate groups he needs , she says